PoA chapters 4-6 post DH look

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No: HPFGUIDX 181403

She pointed at the brand-new silver badge on Percy's chest. "Second 
Head Boy in the family!" she said, swelling with pride.
And last, Fred muttered under his breath. – p.52
Alla:
Consider me lazy – who was it Charley or Bill?

"Arthur, the truth would terrify him!" said Mrs. Weasley shrilly. "Do
you really want to send Harry back to school with that hanging over 
him?
For heaven's sake, he's happy not knowing!"
 "I don't want to make him miserable, I want to put him on his 
guard!"
retorted Mr. Weasley. "You know what Harry and Ron are like, 
wandering
off by themselves -- they've ended up in the Forbidden Forest twice! 
But
Harry mustn't do that this year! When I think what could have 
happened
to him that night he ran away from home! If the Knight Bus hadn't 
picked
him up, I'm prepared to bet he would have been dead before the 
Ministry
found him. – p. 53


Alla:

I am quoting only from this conversation between Arthur and Molly, 
since it is too large to quote in full. Oh boy, how much I love it, 
let me count the ways. I once did a post and used this conversation 
as support to argue than when Arthur feels that he needs to do 
what's right, he is not intimidated at all.

I also think that Molly's objection here sums up Dumbledore's 
thoughts of Harry not knowing in OOP and what Arthur says undermines 
it soooo nicely. I do not want to make him miserable, I want to put 
him on guard. Oh dear, I so wish Dumbledore would found  a way to do 
so in OOP.


"I need to talk to you in private," Harry muttered to Ron and 
Hermione as the train picked up speed.
"Go away, Ginny," said Ron
"Oh, that's nice," said Ginny huffily, and she stalked off" – p.59


Alla:

I do not know guys, are you sure that Ron was so eager to share 
Harry's secrets with Ginny based on this quote? Seems like the 
opposite to me.
I am not sure at all.


"Forget it, Harry," said George bracingly. "Dad had to go out to 
Azkaban one time, remember, Fred? And he said it was the worst place 
he'd ever been. He came back all weak and shaking
 They suck the 
happiness out of place, Dementors. Most of the prisoners go mad in 
there" – p.76

Alla:

This quote I typed sort of in reply to responses to my previous 
post. I was asking how people would know how bad it is in Azkaban.

I mean, yes, sure officials go there, that I can see in canon and 
totally agree. But it seems that even if not every prisoner gets 
life sentence, most of the prisoners go mad there.
What I am trying to say is that I do not think I can buy that many 
people are released before they go mad. I mean, I can see how rumors 
about Azkaban appear, since some people go on the Ministry business 
and maybe, maybe some people are given very short imprisonment 
terms, but I am just not seeing that too many people are released. 
IMO anyways.


"He hardly heard what Professor McGonagall was telling them about 
Animagi (wizards who could transform at will into animals), and 
wasn't even watching when she transformed herself in front of their 
eyes into a tabby cat with spectacle markings around her eyes." – 
p.83-84

Alla:

But of course Harry would not be listening when she talks about 
Animagi, LOL. I mean, when something important is being told, he 
should NOT listen, heeee.